Skills shortages

The government is to fund a STEM returners project, helping women and carers get back into the sector following a break.

Apprenticeship levy-paying employers are only using an average of 55.5% of available funds; the regime is not working as well as employers perceive it should finds research.

The vast majority of human resources leaders have said they face a significant talent retention problem.

Plans to sharply reduce UK immigration by changing graduate visa rules have been criticised by education and business figures.
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The fastest-growing roles in the UK are being driven by climate change, digital transformation and a desire for business growth,...

The jobs market ended 2022 on a cautious note, according to the latest Report on Jobs from the Recruitment and...

Employers’ knowledge of key government skills initiatives is concerningly low, according to a survey into education and skills by the...

Department for Education begins careers programme for primary schools in disadvantaged areas to get children thinking about their future.

The development of specifically defined ‘essential skills’ among young people is key to ensuring they fully take their place in, and can shape, today's stressed labour market.

High migration levels will become the norm in the coming decades as the UK struggles with an ageing population and...

The perception of the UK as a country where overseas workers can thrive has taken a major hit, according to a newly released survey.

Candidate shortages and economic weakness contribute to recruitment slowdown.

Employers should engage with government skills initiatives to provide better opportunities for young people and make it easier for them...

Active job postings have remained stable with between 1.39 to 1.5 million active job adverts since mid-August.

Designed to encourage middle-aged people to pursue a new career as cabin crew, the campaign targets ‘empty nesters’, those whose children have left home and are no longer dependent on them.